Deliberation on Appropriation Bill Begins in HoR

The House of Representatives (HoR) has commenced discussions on the Appropriation Bill for the fiscal year 2083 BS, focusing on the allocation of funds across nine ministries.

Key ministries under review include Youth, Labour and Employment, Industry, Commerce and Supply, Agriculture, Forestry and Environment, Information and Communication, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Education and Sports, Health and Food Hygiene, Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration, and Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security.

Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal has not set a specific time limit for the discussions, allowing parliamentarians to present their proposals for budget cuts. Several MPs have proposed to reduce the budget allocation for various ministries to one rupee, highlighting their concerns over expenditure.

Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle previously presented the annual budget estimates for revenue and expenditure during a joint meeting of the Federal Parliament on May 29. The assembly has also completed a general discussion on the budget and the Minister of Finance’s responses.

Additionally, Speaker Aryal’s proposal to amend the membership of the thematic committee within the HoR was accepted by the assembly. (RSS)